This Week in SABR: May 18, 2018

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October 2, 1979: ‘Pops’ Stargell puts Pirates on top in NLCS opener

It was a familiar scenario for the Pirates and their fans, and…

October 3, 1979: Pirates win nail-biter in 10th over Reds in Game 2

Game Two of the NLCS was another extra-inning nail-biter, with…

October 5, 1979: A ‘Family’ celebration as Pirates sweep NLCS

It was, in a word, anticlimactic. On the basis of the performance…

Bill Bell

“He is a major leaguer if ever one was born.” That was Branch…

Mel Didier

Few if any baseball men have worked harder for longer than Mel…

Finners Quinlan

The First World War was winding down but fighting still raged…

Spike Shannon

William Porter Shannon, known from his teenage years as “Spike,”…

Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego)

“People don’t know how good the Pacific Coast League is,”…

Braves Field (Boston)

A crowd heads toward Braves Field. The ticket and administration…

May 12, 1919: Yankees, Senators play a 15-inning tie game

Entering the 1919 season, the strength of the New York Yankees…

Frank Jobe

After World War II, Frank Jobe followed the proverbial American…

This Week in SABR: May 11, 2018

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April 28, 1999: Mike Piazza homers in ninth to win it for Mets

The Mets were on a three-game losing streak and had fallen behind…

July 15, 2017: Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger hits for the cycle

The second week of July must have seemed like a blur to LA Dodgers…

Ramón Conde

Ramón “Wito” Conde spent just over a month in the majors,…

Jack Knott

After a rough rookie season with the lowly St. Louis Browns in…

September 3, 2014: Nationals win in 14 innings, thanks to Adam LaRoche

It could only have happened in September.By the time the 14-inning,…

June 14, 2015: Max Scherzer scores 100 in shutout of Brewers

The crowd of 34,964 filing into Miller Park for this Sunday afternoon…
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